Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
KING Charles has gifted Kate Middleton and Princes William prestigious new roles.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed a number of new military appointments for working royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Queen Camilla and Princess Anne.
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The Palace explained that the new roles “will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign”.
Queen Camilla is now patron of The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department, a role previously held by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
It comes after Camilla was announced as the new Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers in June.
Meanwhile, Prince William has taken on the roles of Colonel-in-Chief of the Mercian Regiment and The Army Air Corps, giving him command over Harry’s former unit.
William, who served as an RAF Search and Rescue Pilot, has also been appointed Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Valley.
At the same time, Kate Middleton has now been appointed Commodore-in-Chief of Fleet Air Arm, a role that was relinquished by the Duke of York in 2022.
Kate has also been appointed as Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards.
Not only this, but she will also take on the role of Royal Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Coningsby, taking over from William.
The Princess of Wales’s existing military appointments include Colonel of Irish Guards and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the Air Cadets.
The King himself will also take on a number of military affiliations too, including: Sponsor, HMS Queen Elizabeth; Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Tank Regiment; Captain General, The Royal Artillery; Captain General, The Honourable Artillery Company; Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland; and Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Marham.
Buckingham Palace also announced a new role for Princess Anne, confirming: “The King has been pleased to appoint The Princess Royal Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, recognising Her Royal Highness’s strong links to Scotland and existing links with the Regiment as Colonel-in-Chief of both 1st Battalion The Ranger Regiment (formerly 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland) and 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland.”
Not only this, but the Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, is now Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Dragoon Guards and The Queen’s Royal Hussars.
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh has been appointed Royal Colonel of The Queen’s Own Yeomanry and Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Irish Regiment – a position previously held by Prince Andrew.
The late Queen’s cousins, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have also been handed new roles.
The Duke is now Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, a position that was held by the late Queen up until her death.
Whilst the Duchess previously held the role of Deputy, she is now Colonel-in-Chief of the Adjutant General’s Corps.
The announcements come just weeks before the anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth’s passing on 8 September, which the King and Queen are expected to mark privately.
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